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6:10 PM ET, January 28, 2009

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David Caplan / People.com:
Kim Kardashian: Jessica Simpson ‘Looks Hot!’  —  Kim Kardashian is coming to Jessica Simpson's defense - one curvy girl to another - following a slew of reports ridiculing Simpson's fuller figure.  —  In an exclusive interview with PEOPLE Wednesday, Kardashian, 28, said, “Call me crazy …
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Ashlee Simpson / Ashlee Simpson:
Since when did a woman's weight become newsworthy...  I am completely disgusted by the headlines concerning my sister's weight.  A week after the inauguration and with such a feeling of hope in the air for our country, I find it completely embarrassing and belittling to all women to read …
Mike Fleeman / People.com:
Ashlee Simpson: Stop Talking About Jessica's Weight
Discussion: CelebWarship
OK! Magazine:
Cover Story: Tom & Katie's Baby News  —  When Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes exited the Ivy restaurant in L.A. on Jan. 21, the smiles on their faces as they glanced at each other said it all: “We're in love!”  But when Tom gently placed his hand over his beautiful wife's belly and she clasped …
Jen / Britney Spears:
EXCLUSIVE: Tour Rehearsal Pics  — “WTF im verry mad britney did not make an anouncemetn that she was addind dates” —anthony saavedra  — “SO hot!”  —karm  — “Hi Britney just want to tell you that as someone who has suffered from manic” —kelley  — “look at those arms, want to see the vegas show... hope i can!”
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Bill Zwecker / Chicago Sun Times:
Brit's in snit over K-Fed  —  Pop tart doesn't want his new girlfriend near their kids  —  Everyone knows Britney Spears is no fan of ex-hubby Kevin Federline's new galpal, ex-volleyball champ Victoria Prince.  But on Monday, a longtime Spears insider called this column to share tidbits …
Discussion: Cele|bitchy and Celebslam
Hollywoodtuna:   Britney Spears Is Tight But Can She Perform?
Alissa R / Us Weekly:
Why Angelina Jolie Wore Her Dress Backward  —  Blogs have been buzzing that Angelina Jolie wore her cornflower blue Max Azria gown backward at Sunday's Screen Actors Guild Awards in Los Angeles.  —  Well, she did.  —  Her stylist Jen Rade tells Usmagazine.com Jolie purposefully turned around the dress …
Courtney Hazlett / MSNBC:
Scoop: Alba schools Fox's O'Reilly  —  Plus: Simpson won't spin weight loss; Anderson finds trailer-park love  —  Jessica Alba is setting the record straight: Sweden was neutral during World War II.  —  Alba and Fox TV show host Bill O'Reilly traded punches last week after the presidential inauguration.
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Jay Bird / Cele|bitchy:
Jennifer Aniston and John Mayer split again for good
Gina Serpe / E! Online:
Lara Croft Reboots Without Angelina  —  Angelina Jolie's loss may just be Megan Fox's gain.  —  Warner Bros. has confirmed plans to relaunch—and completely overhaul—the hot-pants-wearing, artifact-collecting Lara Croft: Tomb Raider franchise, with the first major casualty being Jolie.
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Steven Zeitchik / Hollywood Reporter:
Lara Croft to return to the big screen  —  Warners, Dan Lin in early development on reboot  —  Lara Croft could soon be going on a new big-screen mission.  —  Warners Bros. and producer Dan Lin are in early development on a a reboot of “Tomb Raider,” the popular video game action franchise.
Billboard:
Kelly Clarkson Breaks Record For Hot 100 Jump  —  Kelly Clarkson will make history on this week's Billboard Hot 100, to be posted tomorrow (Jan. 29) on Billboard.com, with the largest leap to No. 1 in the chart's 50-year history.  —  Her new single, “My Life Would Suck Without You,” …
Ravi Somaiya / New York Times:
It's the Economy, Girlfriend  —  The economic crisis came home to 27-year-old Megan Petrus early last year when her boyfriend of eight months, a derivatives trader for a major bank, proved to be more concerned about helping a laid-off colleague than comforting Ms. Petrus after her father had a heart attack.
Discussion: New York Magazine, Jezebel and Gawker
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Fashionista:
DABA's Get a Book Deal
Discussion: Gawker
The Real Story with Michael Lohan:
PLEASE HELP!!!  —  Like I said in the past, “if I see or hear of anyone or anything causing harm or is seen as a threat to my children,” I will speak about it, and do anything I can to try to intervene regardless of the repercussions on me.  —  With that said, after seeing promise …
Cristina Gibson / E! Online:
Hugh Hefner Dishes on “New Love”  —  Holly Madison, Kendra Wilkinson and Bridget Marquardt may be moving on, but Hugh Hefner's not exactly missing his Girls Next Door...he's too busy with three new girlfriends.  —  “The best solution to lost love is new love,” Hef tells E! …
Reagan Alexander / People.com:
HIMYM's Cobie Smulders Flashes Her New Engagement Ring  —  Cobie Smulders and Taran Killam  —  How I Met Your Mother star Cobie Smulders is clearly ringing in the New Year in style: with a baby due this spring and some new hardware adorning her left hand.  —  Asked by PEOPLE if it is …
Silas Lesnick / MTV:
Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore, Scarlett Johansson Dish About Dating Advice  —  'He's Just Not That Into You' stars talk cherry tomatoes and the downside of dating in the public eye.  —  Jennifer Aniston, Drew Barrymore and Scarlett Johansson are three of the lovely ladies in next week's …
Michael K / Dlisted:
Joaquin Is Faking It  —  Joaquin Phoenix said “BYE!  GOOD” to Hollywood and told anyone who gave a s**t that he was going to focus on music.  And by “music,” he meant homeless dude rapping.  He debuted his sad hobo-on-a-subway act in Las Vegas a couple of weeks ago with his friend Casey Affleck documenting …
Discussion: Videogum
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Josh Rottenberg / EW.com:
Joaquin Phoenix's rap career: An elaborate hoax?
Associated Press:
Justin Timberlake Discusses His ‘SNL’ Jokes  —  NEW YORK (AP) - One visit to Beyonce's dressing room was all it took for Justin Timberlake to ease her concerns about a “Saturday Night Live” skit featuring the two of them.  —  When Beyonce told him she was having second thoughts about a sketch …
Ryan Seacrest Blog:
Coachella 2009 Lineup Announced!  —  The West coast's foremost music festival Coachella just released the lineup for the 2009 weekend and it does not disappoint!  Check out some of the biggest acts below!  —  FRIDAY  —  Nine Inch Nails  —  Morrissey  —  Franz Ferdinand  —  Katy Perry
ETonline:
DONNY OSMOND WON'T BE ON NEXT SEASON OF ‘DWTS’  —  Donny Osmond sets the record straight with ET regarding the rumors that he will be a contestant on “Dancing with the Stars” this spring.  —  “I'm definitely not doing this upcoming season,” Donny tells ET.  “If there was an offer on the table, I'd do it in the fall.
PopEater:
Streep's ‘30 Rock’ Guest Spot: Not True?  —  Sorry ‘30 Rock’ enthusiasts.  Despite reports that Meryl Streep would be making an appearance on the show, Alec Baldwin's publicist has squashed the rumors, stating, it is “not true.”  We're bummed she won't be gracing the NBC comedy …
Discussion: New York Magazine
 
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New York Observer:
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